Join Alise Marshall from Pinterest and Marie Groark from Schultz Family Foundation as they share insights from their collaborative work on the Youth Mental Health Corps. Learn from their experience creating a multilateral social initiative that leverages their combined resources to drive exponential impact.
Alise Marshall is the Senior Global Lead for Public Affairs at Pinterest, Inc. Throughout her career, Alise’s work has been guided by the core goal of increasing pathways to opportunity and getting resources to communities in need to ensure meaningful and lasting change. Alise has worked in government, philanthropy, and the private sector helping to establish and lead organizational change. Prior to joining Pinterest, Alise was Director of Strategy & New Ventures at Public Welfare Foundation working to address mass incarceration and transform the U.S. criminal justice system. Alise previously managed a portfolio at Walmart Foundation focused on inclusive economic development and access to capital for historically marginalized communities.
Alise served in the Administration of President Barack Obama from 2011 – 2017. Alise was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Education where she led federal education policy with a focus on civil rights and managed the policy apparatus for President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Federal Task Force dedicated to expanding opportunity and addressing persistent barriers experienced by boys and young men of color.
In her personal capacity, Alise is a dedicated public servant and currently serves on the board of trustees for the Maya Angelou Academy in Washington, D.C. Alise is a graduate of the University of Kentucky.
Managing Director, Special Initiatives, Schultz Family Foundation
Marie Groark leads grantmaking at the Foundation, including the most ambitious and complex projects that aim to create pathways of opportunity for populations facing barriers to success, focusing on youth transitioning to adulthood. As a Foundation leader, she ensures the Foundation prioritizes learning in its grantmaking, identifying what works and being transparent about what doesn't, and using data and insights to build upon existing programs.
Prior to joining the Foundation, Marie was at Paramount for nearly a decade, where she founded and led Get Schooled, a nonprofit organization that supports young people as they navigate education, the job market, or both.
Guided by Marie’s leadership, in 2017 Get Schooled was named a Most Innovative Company by Fast Company for its use of gamification to drive youth engagement and improve student outcomes. Marie was previously a Senior Program Officer with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and also advised public, non-profit, and private sector clients as a management consultant with PwC Consulting. She began her career as a social studies teacher at John F. Kennedy High School in the Bronx.
Marie holds a BA from New York University, an MA from Teacher's College at Columbia University, and an MPP from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. She lives in Seattle with her husband, three children, and Australian Shepherd, Teddy. Marie is actively involved in her children’s schools and her neighborhood Scout committee, and volunteers as a VITA tax preparer with United Way King County during tax season.
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